The book contains registers of correspondence from Paraíba do Norte's Provincial Presidency with different authorities, such as Chiefs of Police, Judges, Prosecutors, and others, from 1859 to 1864. Content includes: dismissal of primary school teacher Hermelinda Maria da Conceição; apprehension of vessels suspicious of illicit trade in African slaves, in Lucena and other locations; appointment of Lieutenant Antonio Francisco da Costa to the post of Termo do Ingá's Police Delegate (chief of police); escape of prisoners from Areia's jail; recruitment of privates to the Navy and the Army; authorization to build a water reserve in the Gurinhém District; among others. Letters are signed by Felisberto Toscano de Brito, Henrique de Beaurepaire Rohan, Ambrozio Leitão da Cunha, Thomás D’Aquino Mindêlo (Provincial Secretary).
Created by the Provincial Government of Paraíba.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 239 folios, in addition to front and back cover. Manuscript book with non-original hardcover, badly damaged. Damaged by iron gall ink. Numerated through folio234.
Creator (Author): Felisberto Toscano de Brito, Henrique de Beaurepaire Rohan, Ambrozio Leitão da Cunha, Thomás D’Aquino Mindêlo (Secretário da Província).